Poor Sleep Can Raise Your Risk of Heart Disease

In their younger years, women are at much lower risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) than men. But after menopause, when the protective effects of estrogen disappear, the likelihood a woman will develop CAD accelerates rapidly. How well do you sleep? If you are one of millions who have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or getting enough sleep, you may be at increased risk for heart attack and stroke.